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| Mitsubishi laser's X-Flow Resonator  Mitsubishi announced new X-Flow Resonator Series' design. Its three-axis, cross-flow design delivers superior reliability, stability and performance. The X-Flow resonator requires 2-5 times less maintenance than previous designs. Mitsubishi engineers have optimized the resonator's cutting power with the perfect blend of output power, beam quality, beam stability and power control. The results are excellent edge quality, lower thermal effects, precision cutting ability and greater overall processing control. Typically, a resonator using traditional fast-axial flow technology sends laser-gas through expensive quartz glass tubes at rates up to 30 liters per hour. During system start-up, traditional resonators sit idle up to 30 minutes while the chamber is vacuumed down, the roots blower system restarts, and gas refills the quartz tube. Cross Flow technology reduces laser-gas consumption down to three liters per hour.Since the beam-on process reaches full power in 45 seconds, the resonator can be shut down between shifts and during breaks, increasing uptime while dropping electricity consumption. Traditional laser gas mixtures are composed of carbon dioxide, helium and nitrogen. Traditional systems consume each gas at a different rate from three separate bottles, based on the power requirement used. Cross Flow technology utilizes one premixed bottle of gas. This eliminates the need for a mixer system, and drops annual gas consumption expenses dramatically. Mitsubishi utilizes a high-peak, digital, rectangular wave pulse to deliver a sharper beam and more cutting power. It produces efficient and stable cutting over the entire power range for thick and thin materials, including aluminum and other highly-reflective materials. write your comments about the article :: © 2005 Construction News :: home page |